Andrea has an equal number of apples in two baskets. There are z + 16 apples in one basket, and 23 apples in the other basket. How many apples should she remove from both to find the value of z?
z + 16 = 23
Subtract 16 from both sides.
7 because 23-7=16
the answer is 7 because 23-7=16
The answer is 7 because 23-7=16
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To find the value of z, we need to figure out how many apples Andrea should remove from both baskets.
Let's start by setting up an equation. Since Andrea has an equal number of apples in both baskets, we can equate the total number of apples in each basket:
Total apples in first basket = Total apples in the second basket
We know that in the first basket, there are z + 16 apples, and in the second basket, there are 23 apples. Therefore, our equation becomes:
z + 16 = 23
To find z, we need to isolate the variable. Start by subtracting 16 from both sides of the equation:
z + 16 - 16 = 23 - 16
z = 7
So, z is equal to 7. Andrea does not need to remove any apples from either basket to find the value of z.